. Illustrations of Indian ornithology : containing fifty figures of new, unfigured and interesting species of birds, chiefly from the south of India . ote of the Neilgherry blue Flycatcher. I discovered its nest twice, built in a slight holeon a steep earthern bank on a road side, but did not procure the eggs, both birds having for-saken their nests. Its food consists of various insects which it usually takes on the wing, butnow and then snaps off a branch. Description. Of a deep Indigo blue colour, paler on the lower part of the back, andinclining to lazuline on the forehead, and shoulders ;
. Illustrations of Indian ornithology : containing fifty figures of new, unfigured and interesting species of birds, chiefly from the south of India . ote of the Neilgherry blue Flycatcher. I discovered its nest twice, built in a slight holeon a steep earthern bank on a road side, but did not procure the eggs, both birds having for-saken their nests. Its food consists of various insects which it usually takes on the wing, butnow and then snaps off a branch. Description. Of a deep Indigo blue colour, paler on the lower part of the back, andinclining to lazuline on the forehead, and shoulders ; belly ashy blue mingled with whitish;under tail-coverts whitish, barred with dusky blue; wings and tail dusky black, the feathersedged with blue, and those of the tail, centre feathers excepted, white at the base ; bill andlegs black; Irides deep brown. Length 6—6| inches Wing 3,. expanse of do 9^, Tail 2,^ Tar-sus 1th Bill at front ^th. Weighs from 12 to 14 drams,4th and 5th quills equal and longest. The female diflfers from the male in the more sombre and ashy tint of the plumage,aud the young male is spotted throughout with pale rufous. XV. C?riff/e,f4 ^i>/u njij *./^«/ ly Ltt^/f^l/kt^tviMMfVi ORD. IJYSESSORES. FAM. MERULID^. SUB-FAM. ORIOLIN^. GEN. 0 BIOL US. PLATE XV. ORIOLUS INDICUS. INDIAN BLACK NAPED ORIOLE. When I first compiled my Catalogue of Indian Birds I inserted Oriolus chinensisof authors as a peninsular species on the Authority of Mr. Elliotj that Gentleman havingobtained specimens answering the description of that species in the Southern Mahrattacountry. I have since procured specimens from Malabar and Travancore, and had adrawing of one executed for the present work under the name of 0. sinensis. I havehowever lately seen specimens from China and Manilla in the valuable collection of LordArthur Hay, and have also compared the description of Vigors 0. acrorhynchus,and Swainsons O. coronatus, and I am now compelled to conclude that our peninsularspecies i
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